Adult Blister beetles can do a lot of damage eating flowers though pollen and nectar is their main diet. Their larvae are parasites on solitary bees

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Adult Blister beetles can do a lot of damage eating flowers though pollen and nectar is their main diet. Their larvae are parasites on solitary bees and grasshoppers

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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